Antistatic materials



United States Patent M ANTISTATIC MATERIALS Herbert Frotscher,Langenfeld, Rhineland, Manfred Petzold, Dusseldorf-Holthausen, UlrichRail, Hilden, Rhineland, and Armin Bell, Langenfeld, Rhlneland, Germany,assignors to Henkel & Cie, G.rn.b.H., Dusseldorf-Holthausen, Germany, acorporation of Germany N0 Drawing. Filed Dec. 26, 1967, Ser. No. 693,113

Int. Cl. C085. 11/04 US. Cl. 76046.5 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREHardenable, water-soluble or water-dispersible condensation productscontaining hydrogen atoms bonded to a nitrogen atom and halohydrin ethergroups in a ratio of 120.6 to 121.5 and containing lipophilicpolysiloxane radicals which give textile materials a wash-resistant,drycleaning-resistant antistatic finish.

Prior art It is known to provide textile fabrics with wash-resistant anddry-cleaning-resistant anti-static finishes by treating the said fabricor material with water-soluble, hardenable condensates of polyaminessubstituted on the nitrogen atoms with polyalkyleneoxide and compoundshaving more than one epoxide and/ or halohydrin groups therein as can beseen from US. Pat. No. 3,347,803. However, it has been found thattextiles treated with these condensates have the disadvantage ofabsorbing dirt dispersed in the dry-cleaning solvent, particularly inthe presence of small amounts of water and a cleaning-intensifyingagent, after a few cleanings thereby causing the material to losewhiteness, i.e., tattletale grayness.

In copending, commonly assigned US. patent application Ser. No. 693,077filed on even date herewith, there are described novel water-soluble orwater-dispersible, hardenable condensation or resinous products havinghydrogen atoms bonded to an amino nitrogen atom and halohydrin ethergroups in a ratio of 6:0.6 to 1:1.5 and con-. taining at least onelipophilic radical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, said condensation productbeing formed by reaction at a temperature of about 50 to 120 C. (A) atleast one compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia,primary monoamines and polyamines having at least -2 replaceable aminohydrogen atoms and (B) at least one compound selected from the groupconsisting of diand/or polyhalohydrin ethers of diand poly-alcohols of 2to 6 carbon atoms and adducts thereof with 1 to 2 moles of a loweralkylene oxide, at least one of (A) and (B) being at least partiallysubstituted with a lipophilic radical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms. The saidcondensation products are applied in aqueous solutions or dispersions totextiles and then hardened to obtain textiles having an anti-staticfinish which is laundry-proof and dry-cleaningproof.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to providenovel compositions for imparting improved wash-resistant,dry-cleaning-resistant anti-static finishes on textile materials whichfinishes have a reduced tendency to gray.

It is another object of the invention to provide a novel method ofmaking textile materials anti-static.

It is a further object of the invention to provide novel textilematerials comprised at least partially of synthetic material having ananti-static finish.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will becomeobvious from the following detailed description.

3,510,452 Patented May 5, 1970 THE INVENTION The novel condensationproducts of the invention are water-soluble or water-dispersible,hardenable condensation or resinous products having hydrogen atomsbonded to an amino nitrogen atom and halohydrin ether groups in a ratioof 1:06 to 1:1.5 and containing at least one lipophilic radical of 8 to22 carbon atoms, said condensation product being formed by reacting at atemperature of about 50 to C. (A) at least one compound selected fromthe group consisting of ammonia, primary monoamines and polyamineshaving at least 2 replaceable amino hydrogen atoms and (B) at least onecompound selected from the group consisting of diand/or poly halohydrinethers of diand polyalcohols of 2 to 6 carbon atoms and adducts thereofwith 1 to 2 moles of a lower alkylene oxide, at least one of (A) and (B)being at least partially substituted with a polysiloxane radical andoptionally being partially substituted with a lipophilic radical of 8 to22 carbon atoms.

The said condensation products are applied in aqueous solutions ordispersions to textiles and then hardened to obtain textiles having ananti-static finish which is laundryproof and dry-cleaning-proof.

The condensation products can be prepared in known manner by reactingthe nitrogen compound of Group A with the halohydrin of Group B atelevated temperatures of 50 to 120 C. in the optional presence of water,organic solvents and acid binding agents, in the desired ratio.

To effect cross-linking during the condensation of the hardening step,specific relations of the number of reactive groups per molecule andcomponents reacting with one another have to be adhered to (Flory,Principles of Polymer Chemistry, Chap. IX). Cross-linking will occur inthe condensates of the invention, for example, when an amino compoundhaving at least 2 reactive hydrogen atoms attached to a nitrogen atomper molecule is reacted with a halohydrin ether compound containing atleast 3 halohydrin groups per molecule or when the ratio of the saidreactants is reversed. Corresponding mono-functional compounds can beadditionally used in the condensation provided the portion thereof isnot greater than an equivalent amount of the poly-functional compound.

The degree of reaction is advantageously controlled by determining theamount of halogen ions formed in the reaction or by an increase inviscosity. The hardenable condensation product should have 20 to 90%,preferably 50 to 80% of amino hydrogen atoms and the halohydrin groupsin the starting compounds reacted together. The reaction automaticallyterminates when the pH falls below 7 due to acid produced by thereaction or acid added thereto.

Examples of suitable nitrogen containing compounds for the condensationof the invention are ammonia; primary amines such as ethylamine,isopropylamine, cyclohexylamine, monoethanolamine,hydroxyethoxyethylamine, etc.; polyamines having at least two reactivehydrogen atoms attached to a nitrogen atom such as ethylenediamine,diethylenetriamine, dipropylenetriamine, triethylene tetraamine,1,4-phenylene diamine, 1,4-diaminocyclohexane 'piperazine, polyethylenei-mines with a molecular weight of to 3000 condensates of ammonia and/oramines with epichlorohydrin, condensates of tetraethylenepentaamine with1 to 2 moles of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, etc. The saidnitrogen containing compounds can be admixed with secondary monoaminesprovided that the mixture contains an average of at least 1.5 reactivehydrogen atoms attached to a nitrogen atom per mole of reactant.

Examples of suitable halohydrin ether compounds for the condensation ofthe invention are diand polyhalohydrin ethers of diand polyalcohols of 2to 6 carbon atoms such as di-, triand tetra-1,2-chlorohydrin ethersderived from 1,2-glycols, 1,3-glycols, glycerin, sugar alcohols, i.e.,manite or sorbite, pentaerythrite, halohydrin ethers of adducts of 1 t 2moles of a lower alkylene oxide such as ethylene oxide with the saidalcohols. The halohydrin ethers may contain some monohalohydrin ethersderived from monoor polyalcohols and these mixtures should contain anaverage of at least 1.5 halohydrin ether groups per mole of halohydrinether compounds.

To introduce the lipophilic radical of at least 8 carbon atoms into thecondensation products, at least one of the reaction components has to bepartly or entirely substituted with such a radical or the introductionof the said radical can occur during the condensation step. Examples ofsuitable lipophilic radicals are aliphatic, aliphatic-cycloaliphatic andaliphatic-aromatic radicals having 8 to 22, preferably 12 to 18, carbonatoms and they may contain branch chains or double bonds, or beinterrupted with oxygen or nitrogen atoms or be substituted With halogensuch as flourine. The degree of substitution of lipophilic andpolysiloxane radicals is 2 to 65%, preferably 6 to 30% by weight of thefinal condensation product.

Examples of suitable monoor polyamines containing lipophilic radicalsare dodecylamine, N-(hydroxyethoxyethyl)-hexadecylamine,N-stearyl-ethylenediamine, N, N-did0decyldipropylenetriamine,tetraethylenepentaminestearic acid monoamide, N-acylamidoaminesobtainable by aminolysis of natural fats with dior polyamines, reactionproducts of fatty alcohol-1,2-chlorohydrinethers with mono-, diorpolyamines, addition products of acrylonitrile to primary aminescontaining lipophilic radicals and subsequent hydrogenation of thenitrile group; etherification products of aliphatic alcohols containingat least 8 carbon atoms with hydroxyalkylamines or polyamines.

Examples of halohydrin ethers containing lipophilic radicals are thebis-chlorohydrin ether of glycerinmonolauryl ether, bis-chlorohydrinether of pentaerythritedicocoalkyl ether, chlorohydrin ether ofdodecylalcohol, monochlorohydrin ether of 1,2-dihydroxydecane, etc.

The condensation products of the invention have the lipophilic radicalspartially or entirely replaced with a polysiloxane radical having amolecular weight of about 250 to 1000. At least 10 mole percent,preferably 50 to 100 mole percent, of the lipophilic radicals arereplaced by the polysiloxane radicals.

Particularly preferred for introducing the polysiloxane radicals duringthe condensation are dimethylpolysiloxanes having to or more siliconatoms and also containing groups such as 1,2-halohydrin and1,2-halohydrin ether groups attached to silicon atoms through analkylene or arylene radical and an amino or polyamino group containingreplaceable amino hydrogen atoms. The said polysiloxanes can contain oneor more reactive groups.

Suitable polysiloxane derivatives of this type are known and some arecommercially available. They may be prepared by known methods such as byreaction of ammonia, amines or polyamines with known halo-, epoxyorcarboxyorganopolysiloxanes or by reaction of epihalohydrins,dihalohydrins or dihalohydrin ethers with hydroxyoraminoorganopolysiloxanes, (Noll, Chemie und Technologie der Silikone,1960, pp. 170-171).

The condensation products are applied from aqueous solutions in theusual manner in padding, dipping or spraying processes. About 0.3-5 byweight of the condensation product, based on the weight of the fibers,are applied onto the textile material.

Due to their excellent aifinity for textile fibers, the products arepreferably applied by exhaustion from a long liquor bath. They arereadily absorbed at a relatively low temperature of 20100 C. preferably40- 70 C., by the textile fibers even without an addition of anyauxiliary agents. The liquor ratio can amount to 1:8 to 1:100. Ifdesired, the exhaustion behavior can be controlled by the addition ofanionic or noninonogenic wetting agents. For padding ordippingcentrifuging processes or stretching process, the treatmentliquor should contain sufficient amount of an acid acceptor toneutralize acid formed. Examples of suitable acid acceptors are alkalimetal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate or salts of aninorganic base and organic acid, such as sodium acetate. The pH of theliquor containing the said acid acceptor should lie between 6 and 11.With regard to a stretching process, it is immaterial if the acidacceptor is added to the treatment liquor before or during the treatmentor after the condensation product had been absorbed.

The condensation products of the invention are especially suitable forthe treatment of synthetic or semisynthetic textile materials made, forexample, from polyamides, polyesters, polyacrylonitrile,polyvinylchloride, acetylcellulose, etc., alone or admixed with naturalfibrous materials such as wool, silk or cellulose.

During drying of the treated textile materials, the condensationproducts are changed or hardened into a high molecular weight,water-insoluble condition. Drying may be effected at room temperature orup to usual drying temperatures, i.e., up to 200 C., used in the textileindustry. The time required for hardening decreases in the same degreeas the temperature increases.

In the following examples, there are described several preferredembodiments to illustrate the invention. However, it should beunderstood that the invention is not intended to be limited to thespecific embodiments.

EXAMPLE I 318 gm. of diethyleneglycol were introduced into a flaskequipped with a stirrer, a reflux condenser, a thermometer and adropping funnel and 9 gm. of borontrifluorideacetic acid complex (36% BFwere added thereto with stirring. The mixture was heated to 70 C. andthen 558 gm. of epichlorohydrin were added dropwise slowly enough thatthe reaction temperature could be kept between 68-72 C. with moderateexternal cooling. Next, the reaction mixture was stirred for another 30minute at about 70 C. and thereafter 32 gm. of tallow amine, 192 gm. ofa linear dimethyl polysiloxane derivative having a terminal primaryaminopropyl group, (molecular weight=about 1000), 91 gm. of 50% aqueoussodium hydroxide and 50 gm. of isopropanol were added to the reactionmixture. The mixture was then heated to 95 C. and stirred at thistemperature for 60 minutes. After the reaction mixture had cooled to 80C., 132 gm. of dipropylenetriamine, 1000 gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanoland gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide were added thereto. Then thereaction mixture was stirred at 8083 C., until 62% of the organicallybonded chlorine had become ionic. The pH was adjusted to below 5 by anaddition of 450 gm. of 30% ormic acid and the reaction mixture wascold-stirred to obtain a viscous condensation product which Was easilysoluble in water. A knitted fabric of textured polyester-endless yarnwas treated in a winch vat with a bath liquor containing 1.5 gm. of thesaid condensation product, 1.5 gm. of sodium acetate and 0.2 gm. ofsodium carbonate per liter with a liquor ratio of 1:30. The treatmentlasted 20 minutes at a temperature of 60 C. and then the material waswrung out and dried at a temperature of 80100 C. The sample thus treatedwas subjected together with an untreated sample, to dry-cleaing withperchlorethylene and a commercial cleaning intensifying agent, togetherwith suits in a commercial dry-cleaning plant. After cleaning, thetreated sample showed a degree of 98.5% whiteness compared with theuntreated sample. The dry cleaned sample as well as a correspondinglyprocessed sample, washed at 40 C. 20 times with a commercial householddetergent, exhibited very good antistatic properties.

EXAMPLE II 408 gm. of technically pure triethyleneglycol-bischlorohydrinether were introduced into the apparatus described in Example I and thenat a temperature of 70 C., 32 gm. of cocoamine, 20.4 gm. of theaminopropyl-dimethylpolysiloxane derivative used in Example I, 36.5 gm.of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and 20 gm. of isopropanol weresuccessively added. The reaction mixture was then heated to 95 C.,stirred at this temperature for 45 minutes and then cooled to 80 C.Thereafter, 53 gm. of dipropylenetriamine, 500 gm. of 50% aqueousisopropanol and 60 gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide were addedthereto. The reaction mixture was heated to 85 C. and stirred until 57%of the organically bonded chlorine had ionized and finally, the pH wasadjusted to below 5 with hydrochloric acid to obtain the condensationproduct.

Textured polyester-continuous yarn which had been dyed to a rose huewith a dispersion dye, was treated on crosswound bobbins in the dyeapparatus with a bath liquor containing 1.5 gm. of the said condensationproduct, 1.5 gm. of sodium acetate and 0.2 gm. of sodium carbonate perliter of liquor. The liquor ratio was 1:20. After a treatment lasting 20minutes, the yarn was squeezed dry at a temperature of 60 C. and thendried in the usual manner. The finished portion was used to knit thefront of a pullover sweater, while the back of the sweater was knittedfrom an identically dyed, but untreated portion of the yarn. After boththe front and the back had been sewn together, the pullover sweater wassubjected to dry-cleaning with a batch of normally soiled knitted goods.After the cleaning, the finished front part showed no effect with regardto the color and it was not differentiated in appearance at all from theuntreated back part.

EXAMPLE III Using the apparatus and procedure of Example I, 8.5 gm. ofdiethyleneglycol bischlorohydrin ether were stirred together at atemperature of 70 C. with 25.5 gm. of theaminoppropyl-dirnethylpolysiloxane derivative of Example I, 9.1 gm. of50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and 5 gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanol. Themixture was reacted for 75 minutes at a temperature of 90 C. and then13.2 gm. of dipropylenetriamine, 120 gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanol and15 gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide were added at a temperature of 85C. and the reaction mixture was stirred at 85 C. and until 63% of theorganically bonded chorine had ionized. Then the pH was adjusted to 4.5with acetic acid to obtain a clear, viscous solution. An undyed fabricfrom polyacrylonitrile fibers was treated on a padding apparatus with aliquor containing 100 gm. of the said condensation product, 20 gm. ofsodium bicarbonate and 1 gm. of a non-ionic fatty alcohol polyglycolether wetting agent per liter of liquor. Next, the fabric was squeezedried to a liquor absorption of 40% by weight and then dried on astretch frame at a temperature of 100120 C. The sample, together with anuntreated sample, was subjected to drycleaning with perchloroethyleneand a commerical cleaning intensifying agent together with suits in acommercial dry-cleaning plant. After the cleaning, the treated sampleshowed a whiteness degree of 102% compared with the untreated sample.The antistatic properties of the treated sample were very satisfactoryafter repeated cleaning as well as after washing 20 times with acommercial household detergent at a temperature of 40 C.

EXAMPLE IV 177 gm. of diethylene glycol-bischlorohydrin ether, 102 gm.of the aminopropyl-dimethylpolysiloxane derivative of Example I, 34.5gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and 20 gm. of 50% aqueousisopropanol were admixed at a temperature of 75 C. in the apparatus ofExample I and stirred for 120 minutes at 97 C. Then at a temperature of70 C., 21.2 gm. of diproylenetriamine, 400 gm. of 50% aqueousisopropanol and 20 gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide were added to themixture, which was then reacted at C. until 70% of the organicallybonded chlorine had ionized and then the reaction mixture was adjustedto a pH of 5.2 with dilute formic acid to obtain the condensationproduct.

A fabric made from polyacrylonitrile fiber, which yellows in thepresence of alkali, was processed in a padding apparatus with a bathliquor containing 120 gm. of the said condensation product and 13.5 gm.of sodium acetate per liter and adjusted to pH 6 with a 30% acetic acid.The fabric was squeeze dried to about 50% liquor absorption and dried onthe stretching frame at a temperature of 120 C. No greying thereof wasobserved upon drycleaning in the presence of the usual cleaning agentsand the antistatic effect proved to be resistant to dry-cleaning and towashing.

EXAMPLE V A yarn of polyacrylonitrile yarn was padded on a yarndyeapparatus (suspension system), bleached and then processed at a liquorratio of 1:60 with an aqueous solution containing 0.7 gm. of thecondensation product described in Example I and 0.3 gm. of sodiumcarbonate per liter of liquor. The treatment was effected over a periodof 20 minutes at 60 C. Then the yarn was centrifuged without anyintermediate rinsing and dried at 100-120 C. in a suspension dryer. Fromthe finished portion of yarn the front of a pullover sweater was knittedwhile the back of the sweater was knitted from an identical portion ofuntreated yarn. After the front and back had been sewn together, thesweater was drycleaned with a batch of suits. After the cleaning wasfinished, the processed front part showed no greying and wassubstantially uniform in appearance compared to the untreated back part.

EXAMPLE VI 235 gm. of a bis-chlorohydrin ether-polysiloxane derivativein the apparatus of Example I was reacted at a temperature of 85 C. with9.6 gm. of di-hexamethylenetriamine, 600 gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanoland 10 gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and then at a temperature ofC. until 55% of the organically bonded chlorine had ionized. Then the pHwas adjusted to 4.5 with 60% acetic acid to obtain the condensationproduct.

Polyamide-carpet flake was dip-centrifiuged processed with a liquorcontaining gm. of the said condensation product and 10 gm. of sodiumbicarbonate per liter of liquor, centrifuged to a 30% liquor absorptionand then dried in the usual manner. The sample was dry-cleaned togetherwith an untreated sample after being sewn into a gauze bag with a batchof normally soiled suits. The processed sample showed, in comparison tothe untreated sample, merely a hardly noticeable minimal greying, whilethe antistatic effect was satisfactory after drycleaning as well asafter repeated wet-washing with a common household detergent.

The said bis-chlorohydrin-ether-polysiloxane derivative was obtained byan addition of 3 moles of ethylene oxide to 1 mole of a slightlybranched dimethylpolysiloxane compound having 34 terminal primaryhydroxypropyl groups and a molecular weight of about 2000 and subsequentreaction wth 2 moles of epichlorohydrin.

EXAMPLE VII A cream-colored, highly padded polyacrylonitrile yarn wastreated on a yarn-dye apparatus with an aqueous liquor in the liquorratio of 1:60. The bath liquor contained 0.7 gm. of the condensationproduct of Example IV and 0.3 gm. of sodium carbonate per liter ofsolution and the processing was effected over a period of 20 minutes ata temperature of 60 C. Then the yarn was centrifuged Without anyintermediate rinsing and dried at 100l20 C. in a suspension dryer. Fromthe finished portion of the yarn, the front part of a pullover sweaterwas knitted, while the back part was knitted from an identical butuntreated portion of the yarn. After the front and back had been sewntogether, the pullover sweater was dry-cleaned with a batch ofespecially greatly soiled suits. After drycleaning, the treated sampleshowed a whiteness degree of 107%, based on the whiteness degree of theuntreated sample and the treated parts of the pullover sweater stillshowed very good antistatic properties after the cleaning.

The following examples describe the preparation of additionalcondensation products which can be used in the same manner for theprocessing of textile materials.

EXAMPLE VIII An amidopolyamine-organopolysiloxane derivative wasprepared by reacting equimolar amounts of a linear dimethylpolysiloxanehaving a molecular weight of about 1000, and having a terminalcarboxyalkyl group with dipropylenetriamine. 115 of the saidamidopolyamineorganopolysiloxane derivative were mixed with 50' gm. ofcrude diethyleneglycol bischlorohydrin ether in the apparatus of ExampleI and the mixture was heated to 80 C. After an addition of 14 gm. of 50%aqueous sodium hydroxide and 350 gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanol, themixture was stirred at 85 C. until 60% of the organically bondedchlorine had ionized. The reaction mixture was adjusted to a pH belowwith acetic acid to obtain the condensation product.

EXAMPLE IX p-hydroxypropylpolyamine dimethylpolysiloxane de-.

rivative was prepared by reacting molar amounts of a1,2-epoxypropyl-dimethylpolysiloxane having a molecular Weight of about500 and triethylenetetra'mine. 65 gm. of theB-hydroxypropyl-polyamine-dimethylpolysiloxane derivative and 105 gm. ofthe bischlorohydrin ether adduct of 3 moles of ethylene oxide and 1 moleof glycerin were reacted in the apparatus of Example I in the presenceof 24 gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and 375 gm. of 50% aqueousisopropanol at a temperature of 95 C. until 55% of the organicallybonded chlorine had ionized. Thereafter, the reaction mixture wasadjusted to a pH 3.5 with hydrochloric acid.

EXAMPLE X 88 gm. of ethylene oxide were added to 500 gm. of a linear,dimethylpolysiloxane derivative containing phenol groups and having amolecular weight of about 500 in a stirred autoclave. The adduct wasthen reacted with 93 gm. of epichlorohydrin and converted into thecorresponding 'y-chlorine-B-hydroxypropylether derivative. Next, 136.5gm. of the resulting product were reacted with 26.4 gm. ofdipropylenetriamine and 17 gm. of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and then100 gm. of ethyleneglycolbischlorohydrin ether in the presence of 400gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanol and 40' gm. of 50% aqueous sodiumhydroxide until 67% of the organically bonded chlorine had ionized.Finally, the reaction mixture was adjusted to a pH below 4.7 to obtainthe condensation product.

EXAMPLE XI 170 gm. of triethyleneglycol-bischlorohydrin ether werereacted at a temperature of about 100 C. in a closed stirred autoclavewith 25.5 gm. of the aminopropyl-dimethylpolysiloxane derivative ofExample I, 20 gm. of 25% ammonium hydroxide and 50 gm. of 50% aqueoussodium hydroxide in the presence of 150 gm. of 50% aqueous isopropanoluntil 55% of the organically bonded chlorine had ionized. Then thereaction mixture was diluted with 10% acetic acid to obtain a slightlyacid, very viscous condensation solution.

Various modifications of the products and method of the invention may bemade without departing from the spirit or scope thereof.

We claim:

1. A hardenable condensation product having hydrogen atoms bonded to anamino nitrogen atom and halohydrin ether groups in a ratio of 1:06 to1:1.5, said condensation product being formed by reacting at atemperature of 50 to 120 C. (A) at least one compound selected from thegroup consisting of ammonia, primary monoamines and polyamines having atleast 2 replaceable amino hydrogen atoms and (B) at least one compoundselected from the group consisting of diand polyhalohydrin ethers ofdiand polyalcohols of 2 to 6 carbon atoms and halohydrin ethers ofadducts thereof with 1 to 2 moles of a lower alkylene oxide with saiddiand polyalcohols, at least one of (A) other than ammonia and (B) beingat least partially substituted with a linear dimethyl polysiloxaneradical having 5 to 10 silicon atoms and containing at least one radicalof 8 to 22 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of aliphatic,cycloaliphatic and aliphatic aromatic which may contain double bonds, beinterrupted with oxygen or nitrogen atoms and be substituted withhalogen.

2. The product of claim 1 wherein the polysiloxane radical and theradical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms are 2 to 65% by weight of thecondensation product.

3. The product of claim 2 wherein the polysiloxane radical and theradical of 8 to 22 carbon atoms are 6 to 30% by weight of thecondensation product.

4. The product of claim 1 wherein 20 to 90% of the amino and halohydringroups capable of being reacted have reacted.

5. The product of claim 1 wherein 50 to of the amino and halohydringroups capable of being reacted have reacted.

6. A method of imparting antistatic properties to synthetic textileswhich comprises applying to synthetic textiles an aqueous alkalinesolution of a hardenable condensation product of claim 1 and drying thetextile.

7. Textiles treated by the method of claim 6.

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DONALD E. CZAJA, Primary Examiner M. T. MARQUIS, Assistant Examiner US.Cl. X.R.

